[Robert A Cook PE]

We could.

But I'm not really sure we'd want to (But, remember, I'm Navy ex-submariner - so I don't all the ins-and-out of Army field ops.) ....

I'd figure they'ed want a "rookie" force, new in country, facing new terrorism-type threats after several weeks/months at home and in other bases, to get acclimated in the same place first.

Our guys are tired in the field, sure.

But in Guadalcanal - The Marines fought for months with no relief. We'll manage for a few days - Command-n-control isn't something you want to mix-n-match ever. Cl;assically, from Napolean, heck - from the Romans and Greeks times - the best place to attack an enemy is BETWEEN two forces - because that's where he's weakest. It's worse between two allied armies, even worse between two nations fighting in the same area - but even between two divisions there exists a "joint" that hard to cover efectively.

So if we keep our troops together - and stay patient to wait for them to accumulate their own units, they'll be stronger rather than mixing up units

[Fledermaus]

That's what I was thinking. Unit cohesion is as important and these guys have nicknames going all the way down to a single tank unit sometimes.